Hi Folks –
See this note about working with a great team at the World Bank.
Best,
Jane
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From: Michael Trucano <mtrucano(a)worldbank.org>
Date: Monday, October 15, 2018 at 4:38 PM
Subject: The World Bank is seeking two people to work on edtech initiatives around the world (full time positions, not consultancies)
FYI The World Bank is seeking to hire two people to work on research, advisory and operational activities with governments around the world, exploring the effective and appropriate use of information and communication technologies (“ICTs”) to meet a variety of objectives related to teaching and learning. These are full time positions (i.e. not consultancies):
Education Technology Specialist (5 years’ experience) - https://goo.gl/zhjk7u
Senior Education Technology Specialist (8+ years’ experience) - https://goo.gl/kBPizn
These people will work as part of a small, dynamic, fast-paced ‘edtech’ team led by Mike Trucano [https://goo.gl/ERi7XY] and Bob Hawkins [https://goo.gl/3uZ64y], in support of a geographically disbursed set of 17 regional World Bank staff working on large scale education projects with ministries of education in middle and low income countries around the world.
If you know someone with relevant experience looking to work on some of the world’s toughest educational challenges in some of the most challenging contexts around the world: This could be her, or his, dream job.
More information is below, as are links to the full job descriptions, and how to apply. The closing date to apply is 28 October 2018. Please note: There is no specified salary in the job announcements; salaries will be determined competitively based on relevant skills and experience.
Please feel free to circulate these announcements across your networks, and encourage people to re-post them.
Here is a related tweet: https://twitter.com/WBedutech/status/1050065784100331520
Please note that, given the variety of contexts in which we work, we are especially keen to have a very diverse group of qualified applicants, and are doing extra outreach to make sure that e.g. we get applicants from people with backgrounds and characteristics often underrepresented in recruitments of this sort conducted by institutions headquartered in the North America and Europe, especially for jobs (like these) that have a strong focus on technology-related topics.
One request: Please DO NOT direct people to write to us directly about these positions. With this in mind, we would appreciate it if you did not recirculate this email with e.g. Mike’s email address attached. (He gets a few hundred emails a day, way more than he can respond to, or even look at fully, and he shudders to think at what his inbox will look like if candidates start contacting him with questions about these jobs -- especially given that, on some days, he gets a dozen unsolicited inquiries from people looking for jobs.)
Thanks!
Bob & Mike
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The World Bank has just posted two job announcements for people with ‘edtech’ experience, i.e. related to the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in education:
Senior Education Technology Specialist - https://goo.gl/kBPizn
Education Technology Specialist - https://goo.gl/zhjk7u
The closing date for applications is 28 October 2018.
More information on these positions, including how to apply, is available below.
Background information:
The World Bank’s work related to the use of new technologies in education:http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/edutech + https://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/
The World Bank’s work in education: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/education
The World Bank’s work in technology: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/digitaldevelopment/overview
About the World Bank: http://www.worldbank.org/en/about/what-we-do
Senior Education Technology Specialist | The World Bank
https://worldbankgroup.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=707&site=1
The Senior Education Technology Specialist is expected to:
Have strong, demonstrable operational experience (at least 8 years) in the planning, management and/or implementation of large scale educational technology projects. Experience working in educational settings in low and middle-income countries and with public institutions would be ideal, especially across multiple regions.
This experience should be in at least two (and preferably more) of the following areas: policy development; digital infrastructure for education; digital skills development; digital learning resources; using technology to support teachers and/or improve access for disadvantaged groups; monitoring, evaluation, research and development; digital ethics and safety.
Lead and support knowledge generation, sharing, and learning, the development of innovative knowledge tools, products and operational solutions, and work with regional teams of the Education Global Practice to support the effective adoption (from procurement to deployment) of EdTech solutions through country programs and projects in education, informed by good practices and experiences globally;
Lead and provide technical support on EdTech deployment in designated areas of the World Bank work program, particularly in the design and implementation of curricula, student assessments, teacher training and evaluation, and related data analysis, report writing, presentations, pipeline development, and policy dialogue and quality enhancement.
Lead and/or support the creation and deployment of knowledge for incubation of innovative operational solutions in EdTech, with hands on technical support to regional unit teams in the preparation, approval, implementation, and evaluation of relevant World Bank projects and policy advisory in EdTech.
Lead and/or provide significant contributions to global or regional flagship EdTech initiatives, forge strategic partnerships and alliances to contribute to World Bank Group corporate knowledge agenda in the education global practice across regional departments and in collaboration with relevant World bank global practices and other units as appropriate.
Perform as appropriate core business functions of the unit, including management of team members/consultants, budgets and fiduciary oversight of relevant trust funds supporting the work on EdTech.
Oversee and contribute to the development of policy briefs, the design and delivery of learning events, workshops and other forms of knowledge exchange in his/her area of expertise within the World Bank Group and among member countries and other partners.
Liaise as needed with international partners (including UNESCO, bilateral agencies and foundations), represent the unit in various for a (internally and externally), and support resource mobilization in the area of EdTech.
Education Technology Specialist | The World Bank
https://worldbankgroup.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=706&site=1
Roles & Responsibilities:-
The Education Technology Specialist is expected to:
Have strong, demonstrable operational experience (at least 5 years) in the planning, management and/or implementation of large scale educational technology projects. Experience working in educational settings in low and middle-income countries and with public institutions would be ideal, especially across multiple regions.
This experience should be in at least two (and preferably more) of the following areas: policy development; digital infrastructure for education; digital skills development; digital learning resources; using technology to support teachers and/or improve access for disadvantaged groups; monitoring, evaluation, research and development; digital ethics and safety.
Contribute to knowledge generation, sharing, and learning, the development of innovative knowledge tools, products and operational solutions, and work with regional teams of the Education Global Practice to support the effective adoption (from procurement to deployment) of EdTech solutions through country programs and projects in education, informed by good practices and experiences globally;
Provide technical support on EdTech deployment in designated areas of the World Bank work program, particularly in the design and implementation of curricula, student assessments, teacher training and evaluation, and related data analysis, report writing, presentations, pipeline development, and policy dialogue and quality enhancement.
Contribute to the creation and deployment of knowledge for incubation of innovative operational solutions in EdTech, with hands on technical support to regional unit teams in the preparation, approval, implementation, and evaluation of relevant World Bank projects and policy advisory in EdTech.
Provide significant contributions to global or regional flagship EdTech initiatives, forge strategic partnerships and alliances to contribute to the WBG corporate knowledge agenda in the education GP across regional departments and in collaboration with relevant Global Practices and other units as appropriate.
Perform as appropriate core business functions of the unit, including management of team members/consultants, budgets and fiduciary oversight of relevant trust funds supporting the work on EdTech.
Contribute to the development of policy briefs, the design and delivery of learning events, workshops and other forms of knowledge exchange in his/her area of expertise within the WBG and among member countries and other partners.
Liaise as needed with international partners (including UNESCO, bilateral agencies and foundations), represent the unit in various for a (internally and externally), and support resource mobilization in the area of EdTech.
I think I'm a bit unclear about what is considered a CN here.
Is there a specific published description / definition? Standard biz model? Range of models?
Don
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> This represents massive growth over past few years. The kind of building momentum required for CN?s to reach the billions yet connected.
>
> https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3np4a/new-municipal-broadband-m…
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> Sent from my phone
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Many, most, have taken shape from electric co-ops. Cannot municipalities be convenient instruments of their communities to provide services? Not that it’s superior, I’m just looking for defined boundaries. Zero gov’t? All volunteer? Revenue streams? Rights of way issues? Apologies, I feel like I must sound like a newbie. Allow me to lurk quietly. Observe and maybe learn.
Thanks,
Don
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> this is a problem with language. "Community Networks" has been used for a long time in relation to municipal networks in the USA. Those networks usually have very little to do with what we in DC3 call community networks.
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> On October 9, 2018 1:51:22 PM GMT-03:00, Luca Belli <luca.belli(a)fgv.br> wrote:
>> Thanks for sharing!
>>
>> Interesting article but I think the author could have been more
>> precise/explicit in stressing which networks are community networks
>> (i.e. led by the community in a bottom-up fashion) and which ones are
>> local ISPs sponsored/organized by local governments in a ?traditional?
>> top-down fashion.
>>
>> Best
>> Luca
>>
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>> [mailto:dc3-bounces@listas.altermundi.net] Em nome de dc3(a)bob.ma
>> Enviada em: ter?a-feira, 9 de outubro de 2018 13:44
>> Para: 'Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity '
>> <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
>> Assunto: Re: [DC3] More Than 750 American Communities Have Built Their
>> Own Internet Networks
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>> Are there any communities that didn?t then bring in an ISP to prevent
>> them from using it in order to bill them for connectivity? To put it
>> another way ? which ones have made it community infrastructure?
>>
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>> Internet Networks
>>
>> This represents massive growth over past few years. The kind of
>> building momentum required for CN?s to reach the billions yet
>> connected.
>>
>> https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3np4a/new-municipal-broadband-m…
>> Sent from my phone
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Hi Folks
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I think I'm a bit unclear about what is considered a CN here.
Is there a specific published description / definition? Standard biz model? Range of models?
Don
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2018 09:28:01 -0700
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> This represents massive growth over past few years. The kind of building momentum required for CN?s to reach the billions yet connected.
>
> https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3np4a/new-municipal-broadband-m…
>
> Sent from my phone
>
Hi Luca –
Many of us were out of pocket (not available) last week.
Do you have any news on what the output of the meeting was?
Best,
Jane
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From: <dc3-bounces(a)listas.altermundi.net> on behalf of Luca Belli <luca.belli(a)fgv.br>
Reply-To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 12:05 PM
To: Dynamic Coalition on Community Connectivity <dc3(a)listas.altermundi.net>
Subject: [DC3] DCs+MAG IGF Main Session on Sustainable Development
Dear all,
As I mentioned in August,some DCs are organising an IGF session on SDGs with some MAG members.
In case anyone is interested in knowing more there will be a DC coordination meeting on the topic (see details below)
DC Coordination Meeting XXI
Friday, September 28, 2018 2:00 pm | Greenwich Time (Reykjavik, GMT) | 1 hr
Register <https://intgovforum.webex.com/intgovforum/j.php?RGID=r01ee9cff349f8b7ea1273…>
Personally, I cannot participate to the organisation of this session due to a very packed agenda over the next weeks. If anyone wants to prepare a 1-page paper stressing the relation between the activity of this DC and the SDGs, as background for the thematic session, please be my guests.
All the best
Luca
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Subject: [nncoalition] DCs+MAG IGF Main Session on Sustainable Development
From: LB(a)lucabelli.net
Date: 8/15/18 8:40 am
To: "DC NN" <nncoalition(a)mailman.edri.org>, dcpr(a)lists.platformresponsibility.info
Cc: "Luca Belli" <luca.belli(a)fgv.br>
Dear all,
Please see the invitation below in case you are interested
Best
Luca
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Subject: [DC] Sign Up for IGF Main Session Organizing Team!
From: "Eleonora Mazzucchi" <eleonora.mazzucchi(a)un.org>
Date: 8/15/18 6:30 am
To: "dc(a)intgovforum.org" <dc(a)intgovforum.org>, "Markus Kummer" <kummer.markus(a)gmail.com>, "Jutta Croll" <jcroll(a)digitale-chancen.de>
Dear DC Members/Coordinators,
In line with what was discussed in our last meeting, DCs will be co-organizing with MAG members the thematic main session at the IGF on 'Development, Innovation & Economic Issues' with a focus on the SDGs.
To kickstart the planning, a mailing list for each of the session organizing teams has been set up. We invite all DCs interested to please subscribe themselves asap to the list for the Development session here: https://intgovforum.org/mailman/listinfo/development-innovation-economiciss…
The MAG members who have so far indicated they will be part of this effort are:
Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro
Jennifer Chung
Wisdom Donkor
Kenta Mochizuki
Pablo Bello
Timea Suto
Ben Wallis
Raquel Gatto
If there are any questions on the list, please do not hesitate to reach out.
We hope many of you will sign on and join the planning team!!!
Very best,
Eleonora